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The Mudlark is a 1950 film made in Britain by 20th Century Fox. It is a fictional account of how Queen Victoria was eventually brought out of her mourning for her dead husband, Prince Albert. It was directed by Jean Negulesco, written and produced by Nunnally Johnson and based on the 1949 novel of the same name by American artillery sergeant and newspaperman Theodore Bonnet (1908–1983). It starred Irene Dunne, Alec Guinness and Andrew Ray. "Mudlarks" were street children who survived by scavenging and selling what they could find on the banks of the River Thames. The film was a hit in Britain and made an overnight star of Andrew Ray, who played the title character.
Original Release
11/28/1950
US Release
11/28/1950
Cast
Name | Character |
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Irene Dunne | Queen Victoria |
Alec Guinness | Benjamin Disraeli |
Andrew Ray | Wheeler / Wheeler, the mudlark |
Beatrice Campbell | Lady Emily Prior |
Finlay Currie | John Brown |
Anthony Steel | Lieutenant Charles McHatten |
Raymond Lovell | Sergeant Footman Naseby |
Marjorie Fielding | Lady Margaret Prior |
Constance Smith | Kate Noonan |
Nicholas Amer | Servant |
Directors
Writers
Nunnally Johnson, Theodore Bonnet
Cast
Name | Character |
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Irene Dunne | Queen Victoria |
Alec Guinness | Benjamin Disraeli |
Andrew Ray | Wheeler / Wheeler, the mudlark |
Beatrice Campbell | Lady Emily Prior |
Finlay Currie | John Brown |
Anthony Steel | Lieutenant Charles McHatten |
Raymond Lovell | Sergeant Footman Naseby |
Marjorie Fielding | Lady Margaret Prior |
Constance Smith | Kate Noonan |
Nicholas Amer | Servant |
Pamela Arliss | Princess Christian |
Wallace Bosco | MP |
Michael Brooke | Prince Albert |
Ernest Clark | Hammond |
Joe Cunningham | Member of Parliament |
Patricia Davidson | A Maid in Windsor Castle |
Grace Denbeigh-Russell | Queen's Maid |
George Dillon | Jailer |
Howard Douglas | Broom |
Peter Drury | Sentry |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nunnally Johnson | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1952 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |